Hose supporter



Oct. 14 1924. 1,511,992

c. J. HAZELTON HOSE SUPPORTER Filed Oct. 31 1921 ITIDZTliIOT' Carl J Hazltm Patented Oct. 14, 1924.

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Application filed October 31, 1921. Serial No. 511,855.

Be it known that I, CARL J. Hex-E ON, a citizen of the United StatQS, residing at rl i oipccster, in the county of Worcester and fitgtte of lVlassachusetts, have invented a 3y ancl useful Hose Supporter, of which ellish he is e spe ifi atio .s is h'Paia .gph nuet on 92 1. 1

"tion Serial No. $55,754 filed en re at he e h s suppo this iii-Lisle hich met ll p' 18 ere the fab be e t two aud 2'1. button carried by a tab usual- 11 epending from th upper P t of the 19.012. s heretofore put on the market h is e ekisps' have had 'a serious fault due to the fact that wl ieh the stocking is gripped end putund'er' strain, that strain comes alg g aflcg ntral verticsl line and therefore is entwine Pr m i y y ly a ry small number" of vertical threads. The result, very frequently, the production of socalled fruns disfiguring and weakening the hose. A other defectof the usual clasps on the n arlget is that the rubber collet is put on s. headed stud in such a manner that t 1,e li'eali alone is depended upon to hold t e pellet in pla ce. The resultis that any uh us lfil Strain transverse to the plane of the clasp is likely to dislodge the collet from its supporting element and ruin the whole device' This Objection applies especially to that type of button or stud which has a rubber hovered top .or hez td with only one rgi ud headed stud.

This invention is designed to overcome these det s W thou re o t o i the appearance of the article. More specifically' teted, th ob e t O h s i n i n a to pr irle a. rubber covered button. of such nature that the clamping grip between and the loop Inernher takes place on an'extende'd line transversely of splurslity oi the wales of the hose fabricso h e s ii he e r i eq a l d sth eh heil d m -eh s seh tlen a num er f r d Wales 1' stitches are s imults'negusly gripped and the danger of i jury to the hose fabric or the appearance of runs in the hose will be avoided or very much reduced; to provide a construction in which the rubber coveringot the button is held firmly in position by a solid body of rubber having two adseems t h s hh hi and a t in p e tr s uns; to Prhvide hes e t. in sis-= few that i will be equally eff ctin il p mti n wi h t loop, to hold the fabric no m t ht het eagle t e 1999' pl and to i 'evilj 'ef e eleiirl hisspensiv mea r Prev n ng the butt n f o n turning on its support so that the above mentioned objects will be naint iped after wear.

The invention also involves other fegtures oi construction which tend to as sist iu accomplishing the above mentioned objects as will appear.

Reference is to he had to the ac compillly' ing drawings, in which Fi 1 is a front elevation of a stocking supporter clasp constructed in accordance with this invention and showin it as it holds the stocking in position under strain;

Fig. 2 is a similar view showin the 'p arts ith t t ng fab i remove.

Fig. 3 is a side elev tion with the parts in th e pqsi n;

ig. 4 is a central vertical sectional yieyy and its supporting base plate on the line 575 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a hor z nta n utra sect ona e f he am nd F 7 heriehetal ces sel iew o a m d fo m o butto and bless p13 tic} he ho ppo ter n e figu e 0f h ra i s lust ated el n v r 'pes honhe erms 'top Q- tte s, f om. et he fere, pl y bu he e and sim lar terms: heiiis used for description are ts he takes es'ie'l} ative and not as restrictive.

Th os u p mp compr s s two members, firstthe loop morphs] and second the b n ber, an these 9-..p rete. grip or clamp the hose fabric wheri'in 'place The invention is shown as applied to a I elastic tape.

construction involving an upper supporting loop 10 of Well-known construction for receiving the elastic strap of the supporter. It is pivotally connected with a lower metallic loop 11. This loop 11 is provided with almost parallel but slightly converging side arms 12. These are connected across the end of the loop by a straight bar 14. These parts, of course, are all formed of a single piece of wire or metal stamping and preferably are integral with each other. They form a button receiving loop at the bottom of the main loop 11.

Also supported by the loop 10 and hang ing down behind the loop 11 is a piece 15 of textile material, usually in the form of non- This is provided on the bottom with a metal base plate 16 supported in vertical position in the usual or any desired way. This plate has the usual transverse perforations for receiving the tape 15.

Between the projections but spaced from them there are two rivets 18 located at a distance apart but at the same elevation. These are provided with heads 19 arranged symmetrically with respect to their shanks. These heads are of such diameter that they are spaced only a short distance apart.

A rubber covering or collet 20 is applied to the shanks.

The collet is of a peculiar and novel shape. It comprises a shank portion and a head portion. The shank is preferably of segmental cross section comprising the larger part of the circle and arranged with the flat area at the bottom as shown in Fig. 5. The front surface of the head is of generally convex form and is provided with a depression or groove 21 extending parallel with the bottom of the head. The bottom of this groove serves as a seat for the heads of the rivets 19 which are thus sunk well below the front of the head. This recess also causes the head to present two comparatively thin walls 22, the lower orbottom one of which in particular is, therefore, readily yieldable in an upward direction because instead of a solid rubber backing behind it, there is only the groove 21.

Vhen, therefore, the clamping members are brought into co-operative relation with the hose fabric clamped therebetween as shown in Figs. 1 and 4 a longitudinal strain is placed upon the hose, the transverse bar 14 of the loop member firmly clamps the hose fabric against the bottom surface of the collet with the clamp or grip thus extended over a plurality of the wales or lines of stitches of the fabric. Thus the strain on the fabric is widely distributed and there is little danger of the stitches being broken and runs caused as would be the case if the fabric were simply gripped at one or two lines or points. The strain on the fabric is also materially relieved or taken up by the yielding of the bottom wall 22 as indicated in Fig. 4E. The fabric of the stocking is neeessarily somewhat distorted by passing over the head of the button and back through is placed in position at an improper angle it will rock or swing into proper position.

The other forms of construction shown embody important features of the invention,

particularly the wide transverse extended gripping surfaces of the loop and'button members and the lower front yieldable wall of the button member, together with varia tions in the means for securing the collet to the base of the button member.

In the form shown in Fig. 7 two studs 38 are shown with their heads resting on a metal plate 39, which holds the rubber and positively spaces the studs.

Although I have illustrated and described only two forms of the invention I am aware of the fact that other modifications can be made therein. by any person skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention as expressed in the claims. Therefore, I do not wish to be limited to all the details of construction herein shown and described but what I do claim is 1. As an article of manufacture, a hose supporter button comprising a metal plate, a rubber collet thereon, a metal plate on the front of said collet, and two rive-ts extending through the rubber collet and through both plates to hold them together.

2. As an article of manufacture, a hose supporter button comprising two parallel plates, a rubber collet located between them and having a depression in which one of them is located, and means extending through the collet for fastening both plates thereto.

8. As an article .of manufacture, a hose supporter button comprising two plates, a rubber collet located between them, and means extending through the collet for fastening both plates thereto. p

In testimony whereof I have hereunto aflixed my signature.

CARL J. AHAZELTON. 

